Asia New Zealand Foundation Leadership Network member Chris Henderson became interested in learning Asian languages after he won an AFS scholarship to live in Malaysia for a year during his final year of high school.
On returning to New Zealand, he decided he would turn his attentions to learning Bahasa Indonesia, a close relative of the Malaysian language.
In this video he discusses the learning process, provides tips for learning an Asian language and discusses how learning a second language has benefited him both professionally and personally.